A Family Is Built on Love: One Mother's Journey from Adoption to Advocacy with Marcy Bursac

Host Deanne Taylor sits down with Marcy Bursac, adoptive mother and founder of the non-profit The Forgotten Adoption Option, whose journey began not with a plan, but with a life-changing trip to an orphanage in Europe. From that moment of seeing a profound need, Marcy's life was rerouted to a mission of love and advocacy.

Marcy shares her deeply personal story—including the emotional breaking point that led her to realize her struggle was a lesson for others—and provides listeners with real-world, actionable ways they can support the thousands of children waiting for a forever family.

Listen to Discover: 5 Must-Hear Takeaways 🎧

1. From Moldova to Motherhood: The Unexpected Path to Adoption. 🌍Discover how Marcy's experience in a European orphanage and a shared family history of orphanhood led her and her husband to adopt a sibling pair from foster care, highlighting the emotional reality of the adoption process.
2. Affordable Adoption: Why Foster Care Isn't a Financial Question. 💰Learn why adopting through the U.S. foster care system is the most financially affordable option (legal costs up to $\$5,000$ per child) and why Marcy says this path is a question of the heart, not the wallet.
3. Advocacy for Everyone: Introduce Corporate Adoption Benefits. 🏢 Marcy explains a simple, impactful act of advocacy: contacting The Forgotten Adoption Option to get the Adoption Friendly Workplace Toolkit to share with your company's HR team. Hear the incredible story of how this small step led to colleagues signing up to adopt siblings.
4. The Truth Matters: Why Honesty Builds a Healthier Identity. ❤️ Understand the power of transparency in adoption. Marcy shares her commitment to being truthful with her children about their origin story and why it's a vital, ongoing conversation to affirm their identity and create a strong bond.
5. 100,000+ Waiting: Get Support Navigating the Foster Care System. 📣 Marcy's non-profit, The Forgotten Adoption Option, provides essential support to help families navigate the foster care system. Find out the concrete ways you can help the more than 100,000 children waiting for a family, even if you don't plan to adopt.

Actionable Next Steps

• Visit The Forgotten Adoption Option Website: Learn more about the non-profit and their mission.
• Take the Adoption Conversation Pledge: Get access to free resources, discussion questions, and the Employer Toolkit to share with your company.
• American Mothers, Inc.® Website: Learn more about the National 5th Grade Essay Contest "What My Mother Means to Me." Deadline: December 15th, 11:59 pm Pacific Time
• American Mothers, Inc.® Website: Learn more about American Mothers and Join Us!